Ignacio Torres // Texas, USA

I've been blown away by the magical animated gifs of  Ignacio Torres, "Stellar". Desert and dust and  sunbeams and stars and people...absolute happiness

"This project began from the theory that humans are made of cosmic matter as a result of a stars death. I created imagery that showcased this cosmic birth through the use of dust and reflective confetti to create galaxies. The models organic bodily expressions as they are frozen in time between the particles suggest their celestial creation. In addition, space and time is heightened by the use of three-dimensional animated gifs. Their movement serves as a visual metaphor to the spatial link we share with stars as well as their separateness through time.death'." 

Patrick Kuhre // Salt Lake City, USA

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"I am very fond of the Earth and it's ways, and hold considerable respect for those here whom have crossed the deceitful barriers that obstruct us from cherishing it."

Gustavo Gomes // São Paulo, Brasil

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For my more personal work (my girlfriend and travel photos) I guess I'm inspired by a Braziliian photographer, Marcelo Gomes. I love his first book: marcelogomesphoto.com/loveandbefore/

Nan Goldin was an obvious inspiration when I started doing this as well, though I'm miles away from all her intensity and drama and beauty.

Also, I like the Nouvelle Vague films a lot, specially Godard, Truffaut and Eric Rohmer.

For my street work, I learned a lot from Carlos Moreira, with whom I studied in Sao Paulo, and also names like Saul Leiter, Harry Gruyaert, Georgui Pinkhassov, Boris Savelev and Alex Webb. Light in their photos are always outstanding.

In literature, Italo Calvino is very inspiring when he speaks about the cities. I love the light in Tarkovsky's movies as well, but is hard to find a similar light in our sunny Brazil.

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Jonathan Jacques // Brussels, Belgium

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"the photography of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, old Cronenbergs and Walerian Borowczyk movies, old paintings, erotic literature, red wine and last but not least, my complicated girl"